Starting Calibrator, Color Calibration | Toshiba GA-1121 specification

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Color Calibration

Starting Calibrator

Start Calibrator from the ColorWise Pro Tools main window.

TO CALIBRATE THE GA-1121USING CALIBRATOR

1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the GA-1121.

For instructions on configuring the connection to the GA-1121, see the User Software Installation Guide.

NOTE: If the connection to the GA-1121 from Command WorkStation (which also allows for access to ColorWise Pro Tools) is not established, you can start ColorWise Pro Tools independently of Command WorkStation.

2. Click Calibrator.

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Toshiba Starting Calibrator, Color Calibration, Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the GA-1121, Click Calibrator

Contents

Toshiba GA-1121 About the Documentation Part Number Avis de Conformation Classe a de l’Industrie Canada Software License Agreement Limitation of Liability Contents Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Viii Contents Using CalibratorUsing the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Using Spot -On Using the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer ContentsColor Setup Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometerPage Introduction About this manualAbout this manual Key features of ColorWise Xii Introduction Xiii Key features of ColorWise Page Chapter GA-1121 Color Management Managing color on the GA-112111-1 Managing color on the GA-1121 11-2 GA-1121 Color Management RGB data Cmyk data Spot color data 11-3 Managing color on the GA-1121 GA-1121 color print option What it does Automatic/Off/On/Below 90-300 ppi Output profile is applied to all data in the print job see EFIRGB/sRGB PC Rendering Style 11-7 Managing color on the GA-1121 Input Pure Black Text/Graphics Pure Black Text/Graphics11-8 GA-1121 Color Management Off Black Overprint 11-9 Managing color on the GA-1121 Spot Color Matching 11-10 GA-1121 Color Management RGB Source Profile Cmyk Simulation Profile 11-12 GA-1121 Color Management Cmyk Simulation Method 11-13 Managing color on the GA-1121 RGB Separation 11-14 GA-1121 Color Management Output profile Combine Separations11-15 Managing color on the GA-1121 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS Toner Reduction11-16 GA-1121 Color Management Setting color management print options for Windows Click Update to display the current GA-1121 settings11-17 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 11-18 GA-1121 Color Management Setting color management print options 11-19 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS 11-20 GA-1121 Color Management Choose Color/Grayscale from the Print Color menuPage Print dialog box, choose Printer Features from the menu 11-22 GA-1121 Color Management Chapter 22-1 An overview of calibration An overview of calibration Understanding calibration22-2 Color Calibration How calibration works 22-3 Understanding calibration Scheduling calibration 22-4 Color Calibration Using Calibrator 22-5 Using CalibratorChecking calibration status Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the GA-1121 Starting Calibrator22-6 Color Calibration Click Calibrator Expert Mode 22-7 Using Calibrator 22-8 Color Calibration Restoring default calibration measurements 22-9 Using Calibrator Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Setting up the ES-1000 Start Calibrator 22-11 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000Calibrating the GA-1121 with the ES-1000 Generate Measurement Page pane, click Print Check the settings, and click Measure 22-13 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, and click OK Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Setting up the ED-100 22-15 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the ED-100 Choose the appropriate options, and then click Start 22-17 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 22-18 Color Calibration Repeat to measure each successive patch on the Measurement Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP41 22-19 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP41Choose the appropriate options, and click Print 22-20 Color Calibration Click Read Strip Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP32 22-22 Color Calibration Click Measure Using AutoCal and ColorCal 22-25 Using AutoCal and ColorCal 22-26 Color Calibration Calibrating from the Control Panel with AutoCal or ColorCal When prompted, choose Yes to print the measurement With Expert Mode, you can print a Comparison Page see On the Control Panel, press Set To Remove Calibration from the Control Panel Chapter ColorWise Pro Tools 33-1 Profile Manager 33-2 ColorWise Pro Tools Setting the default profiles 33-3 Profile ManagerStart ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each type of profile Downloading profiles33-4 ColorWise Pro Tools Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click the Profile Manager 33-5 Profile Manager Editing profiles Managing profiles33-6 ColorWise Pro Tools Defining profiles To Define a Custom Simulation Profile 33-9 Profile Manager Color Editor 33-10 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-11 Color Editor Page Page Use the plus and minus buttons to adjust brightness 33-14 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-15 Color Editor ColorWise Pro Tools Undoing Cmyk simulation edits Checking edited profiles 33-18 ColorWise Pro Tools Using Spot-OnStarting Spot-On Click Test Print from the Color Editor window Using the Spot-On main window 33-19 Using Spot-On 33-20 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-21 Using Spot-On Working with existing colors Choose Find from the Edit menu Enter the name of the color you want to find and click OK Creating custom colors New color group entry or color entry appears as Untitled 33-24 ColorWise Pro Tools Downloading custom color groupsUploading custom color groups Locate and select the desired color group, and click Open 33-25 Using Spot-On Editing color values 33-26 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-27 Using Spot-On ColorWise Pro Tools Click OK to print the patches Click the center patch in the Spot-On Color Search windowSelect how you want to enter the Cmyk values Using a measurement instrument to target colors 33-29 Using Spot-OnChoose Start from the Instrument menu Saving changes and exiting Spot-On Color Setup Setting default ColorWise options33-31 Color Setup 33-32 ColorWise Pro Tools Appendix a Color Measurement Instruments Using the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometerSetting up the DTP41 AA-1 Color Measurement Instruments LED indicator Unused connector Connect to serial port Calibrating the DTP41 AA-5 Color Measurement Instruments AA-6 Color Measurement Instruments Click UtilitiesClick Calibrate DTP-41 Click Done Close the Utilities window Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer Setting up the DTP32AA-8 Color Measurement Instruments Interface cable Calibrating the DTP32 AA-11 Color Measurement Instruments Page Appendix B Simple Ascii Import File Format SaiffBB-1 Importing density measurements Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patchBB-2 Importing density measurements Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary BB-3 Importing density measurementsPage Index Index DTP41 DTP41 2-19 to 2-22, A-1 to A-7 Index